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Litigation Funding
Regulatory and legal issues surrounding the burgeoning litigation finance market, as well as deals, financials, and analysis of how litigation funding is changing the practice of law.
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Quinn Emanuel's John Quinn: 'Climate Change-Related Litigation Is Going to Be a Real Growth Area'
By Linda A. Thompson | February 20, 2024
John Quinn, co-founder of one of the world's leading litigation firms, talks about global litigation opportunities, the rise of class actions in Europe and podcasting about the law.
7 minute read
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Former PwC Australia Partners Prepare Class Action Against the Firm
By Christopher Niesche | February 7, 2024
Partners who left after tax scandal are joining the class action.
2 minute read
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ESG and Class Actions to Fuel Disputes Work in 2024, Baker McKenzie Survey Finds
By Alex D'Elia | January 30, 2024
The firm's seventh annual Global Disputes Forecast is based on 600 senior legal and risk leaders from large organizations in the U.K., U.S., Singapore and Brazil.
3 minute read
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Contempt of Court Conviction for Spanish Arbitrator Who Awarded $15 Billion to Sultan's Heirs
By Alex D'Elia | January 17, 2024
A criminal court in Madrid ruled that the arbitrator in an international contract dispute between Malaysia and descendants of the last Sultan of Sulu disobeyed orders from the court to end the proceedings before he issued a final award.
4 minute read
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UK Justice Secretary Vows Legislation to Protect Litigation Funding
By Jack Womack | January 16, 2024
The proposed legislation could bypass a 2023 Supreme Court ruling that litigation funding agreements were unenforceable in competition cases.
3 minute read
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The UK Supreme Court Got it Right by Reining in Litigation Speculators
By Seema Kennedy OBE | January 7, 2024
The typical litigation funder justification that they promote "access to justice" has been shown to be hollow time and again, writes a former UK MP.
5 minute read
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Close, But No Cigar: Key Barriers to Judgment and Award Enforcement
By Michael Redman, Burford Capital | December 14, 2023
Increasingly we are seeing an increase in recovery activity against judgment debtors that are choosing not to pay, as opposed to those who simply don't have the money, says Burford Capital's London head.
6 minute read
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UK Government Moves to Allow Damages-Based Agreements in Opt-Out Competition Collective Actions
By Kasvi Sehgal | November 20, 2023
The move comes after the Supreme Court's verdict in July regarding the £2 billion trucks cartel claim.
3 minute read
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Litigation Funder Eyes Opportunities in the Middle East
By Peter Shaw-Smith | November 13, 2023
Burford Capital believes the UAE, Qatar and Saudi Arabia are well placed to need more of its financing options.
6 minute read
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Burford's Journey From a Hobby to Securing a Multi-Billion-Dollar Win
By Peter Shaw-Smith | November 9, 2023
The litigation financer that started out as a side-project to help a lawyer friend has turned into a multi-billion-dollar investment house which recently won a huge award.
6 minute read
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Shhh ... Litigation Funding Can Remain Confidential—For Now
By Charles Toutant | February 29, 2024
"Due to the lack of transparency in [third-party litigation funding] arrangements, parties to litigation and judges are oftentimes not aware of potential conflicts of interest, have no reasonable way of gauging improper outside influence by funders on litigation strategy or settlement decisions, or other ethical concerns with funding arrangements," said Anthony Anastasio, president of the New Jersey Civil Justice Institute.
5 minute read
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How to Evaluate a Case Like a Plaintiffs Lawyer or Litigation Funder
By Ross Todd | February 27, 2024
Roman Silberfeld, the national trial chair of Robins Kaplan based in Los Angeles, and Allison Chock, director at litigation finance company Omni Bridgeway Management (USA), discuss the basics of their respective approaches to evaluate a potential case.
6 minute read
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The SEC's Watchful Eye: Ensuring Accuracy in Non-GAAP Financial Disclosures
By Kirsten Ulzheimer | February 9, 2024
To supplement financial statements, management may provide another view of their company by disclosing alternative financial measures. This alternative information cannot be used to distort reality and must be presented in accordance with specific rules and guidelines.
6 minute read
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Big Law and Litigation Finance Seem to Be Having a Moment
By Ross Todd | February 8, 2024
In a recent webcast hosted by Burford Capital, Co-COO Aviva Will said the publicly traded litigation finance firm has seen a recent uptick in interest from companies and large law firms.
4 minute read
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Business Law Firm Study: Third-Party Litigation Funding Is 'Albatross' for NY Civil Courts
By Brian Lee | February 7, 2024
Trial lawyers say litigation funding can level the playing field for plaintiffs, while the report blamed the industry for more cases going to trial rather than settling.
6 minute read
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ESG and Class Actions to Fuel Disputes Work in 2024, Baker McKenzie Survey Finds
By Alex D'Elia | January 30, 2024
The firm's seventh annual Global Disputes Forecast is based on 600 senior legal and risk leaders from large organizations in the U.K., U.S., Singapore and Brazil.
3 minute read
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3 Use Cases for AI in Litigation Finance
By Ross Todd | January 23, 2024
David Perla, the co-chief operating officer of Burford Capital, outlines where he sees artificial intelligence helping the litigation finance firm make more and better investments.
5 minute read
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Law and Finance: What's Ahead in 2024
By Aviva Will and David Perla | January 5, 2024
Continued economic uncertainty will have significant implications for businesses and the law firms that work with them in the year ahead. Based on Aviva Will and David Perla's conversations with clients through their work at the intersection of law and finance, in this article they review key trends to anticipate in 2024.
7 minute read
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UK Government Moves to Allow Litigation Funding Agreements in Opt-Out Competition Cases
By Kasvi Sehgal | November 20, 2023
The move comes after the Supreme Court's verdict in July regarding the £2 billion trucks cartel claim.
3 minute read
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Bankruptcy Trustee Settles With Last Girardi Keese Lender, $332M in Claims Remain
By Amanda Bronstad | November 15, 2023
On Tuesday, trustee Elissa Miller said she had agreed to pay $1.2 million to Stillwell Madison, a lender that had sued Girardi Keese in 2019 after he failed to pay back the full $5.1 million loan.
4 minute read
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